AOL Sucks

Wow, what a no-brainer, huh? This is one of the most obvious facts any SMART individual of the internet can diagnose, but don't tell that to the millions of morons that actually use AOL, they are REALLY committed to the lie.

So, why, Grey Fox, why bring it up now after we knew this was true? Well, let's just say I made the mistake of actually trying to get a job at the place for technical support (seeing I love computers so much).

It all started on the 19th of May. The night before was fantastic, as I had gone with my fiance to see Revenge of the Sith. On this day, I had gotten a phone call from a manager at the AOL center in Tucson about an opening in the technical support section. The woman, who I will be calling lying ho, said I would have an evaulation AND an interview. I told lying ho I was most interested and happy that she took a look at my resume online. Lying ho told me to come by at 10 A.M. for my evaluation and interview.

Now, to be honest, I don't like AOL one damn bit. In fact, I hope that the entire company goes bankrupt from Microsoft outclassing them. However, when you need a job, you need a job. Anyway, I came by the building to do my evaluation and interview. Some woman behind the counter gave me my day pass and away i went to work on my evaluation on a crappy, second-rate laptop.

The very first thing it said was to BE HONEST. Yes, I am aware that you want to bend the truth a bit on these evaluations so you can get the job, but still, AOL has such a strong policy on honest, open work (even though they are all hypocritical morons when it comes down to it). so, I decided to do a mixture of liking to work with people associated with being a leader. The evaluation was done and the COMPUTER told me they didn't have any openings for me.

My eyes widened in disbelief. They call me, say my resume was fantastic, and wanted me to come for an interview. The computer, a non-living tool, tells me they have no openings. Then why did I come down? I left the computer lab and walked over to the secretary. I asked her why the computer did that. She told me that I was not suited for the position. I looked at her blankly for 10 seconds, then I laughed and said "that's a good one, you haven't even interviewed me yet." She responded in her disgusting, business-like "tact" with, "The computer said so based on what you want." I laughed again and said "Hey, in the interview, you will find that I am capable of bending myself no matter what to get the job done." "You were only scheduled for an evaluation." "Wrong, the woman told me that I had an interview too. I can't believe you are going to justify me by computer instead of interviewing me personall and getting to know me that way." "We'll keep your record up for 6 months."

I began to laugh again and said "Why bother? The computer has spoken and coming in again would be pointless. If I'm not suited for this job now, in the computer's eyes, I guess I never will be." "Sorry." she replied. "No, no, no, you're not sorry. You are required by AOHell itself to say that. It's ok, I understand perfectly. Well, thanks for wasting my time and gas! I hope you have fun screwing more people out of work later on!"

With that I left the building. I felt rather insulted, but then realized, hey, its AOHell. Of course they're going to be lying cheating bastards, they don't know any better.

Anyway, it doesn't matter now. I've got a job in PC Repair and sales and I'll be finishing my degree at The University of Arizona in MIS. Hats off to lying ho for not calling me back and being, well, a lying ho :)